CO129-572-7 Application for permission to construct gunboats at Hong Kong for import into China 2-2-1938 - 27-9-1938 — Page 17

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MESSAGE.

To Captain on Staff, H.M.S.TAMAR.

S.0.(I) Shanghai.

Addressed Captain on Staff, H.M.S.TAMAR,

repeated S.0.(I), Shanghai.

OUT.

Date 29.7.38.

From D.N.I.

Your 1450/28 to S.0.(I) Shanghai number of page

should read 1016 and follows quote DOMEI Hong Kong May 10.

The Chinese Government last Friday launched a torpedo boat at Kowloon Dock, it was learned today. When she is ready for service, the ship will undertake defence of the Pearl River. Two more torpedo boats are being rushed to completion here, it

is also learned.

unquote.

1615/29.